Chameleon Plant (Houttuynia cordata)

Chameleon Plant (Houttuynia cordata)

Houttuynia cordata is found in Sikkim's subtropical to temperate biomes to 2500 meters elevation. Elevation: 1665 meters. Native range is Himalaya to Temperate…


Aksveronika – Spiked Speedwell (Veronica spicata)

Aksveronika – Spiked Speedwell (Veronica spicata)

Det var lite humler og bier på våren og forsommeren på Fyrsteilene, men nå er det store mengder av de og her nyter en humle en av de mange frodige og…


Aksveronika – Spiked Speedwell (Veronica spicata)

Aksveronika – Spiked Speedwell (Veronica spicata)

Aksveronikaen på Fyrsteilene kjemper en tøff kamp mot den innvaderende og svartlistete gravbergknappen (Phedimus spurius), især der det er ekstra skrint. Disse…


Aksveronika – Spiked Speedwell (Veronica spicata)

Aksveronika – Spiked Speedwell (Veronica spicata)

Den vakre aksveronikaen vokser over hele Fyrsteilene, men den sliter med konkurranse fra den invaderende og menneskeintroduserte gravbergknappen (Phedimus…


Aksveronika - Spiked Speedwell (Veronica spicata)

Aksveronika – Spiked Speedwell (Veronica spicata)

Fyrsteilene har en rik flora der en av disse er aksveronikaen som du kan finne over hele øya. Enkelte steder vokser den i tette bestander, mens andre steder…


This individual was looking for insects is between the withering foliage, likely spiders.

Socotra sparrow (Passer insularis)

In the Firhmin Forest I encountered this Socotra sparrow looking for insects in between the withering foliage, likely spiders. On the beach of Shuab of west…


Socotra sparrow (Passer insularis)

Socotra sparrow (Passer insularis)

This sparrow is searching for anything edible and seems to be focused on insects as there are no fruits or seeds to be found on the ground as the goats have…


Limonium paulayanum

Limonium paulayanum

A very hardy plant that I found commonly in the Arher area in the north-east where it grows close to the ocean and thus the salt. I found very few with open…


Limonium paulayanum

Limonium paulayanum

A very hardy plant that I found commonly in the Arher area in the north-east where it grows close to the ocean and thus the salt. Endemic.